Just got a media invite for an event which is going to be conducted by Business Software Alliance . The invite says that BSA will be releasing the International Data Corporation (IDC) research report detailing software piracy statistics for this region(East Africa). Behind IDC seems to be the sponsor which is Microsoft as you can RSVP the even with Andrew Waititu who is Microsoft East and Southern Africa head of anti-piracy.
With emphasis on Kenya the detailed case study, explains how the fundamental steps of the report can be implemented in practice. Among the various illegal practices that weaken the IT sector worldwide, the unauthorized copying, reproduction, transfer, and usage of copyrighted software are among the most significant threats to the IT industry – the software industry in particular – in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) Region.
The report details the impact that information technology (IT) has upon the MEA region’s economy and society, both from a business perspective and a governmental perspective. IDC identifies software piracy as one of the most significant inhibitors to the healthy development of IT and outlines a generic roadmap to contain and reduce the phenomenon.